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V H-IIIS IRE BHD FORTH
- When sews " arrived Moadr
;. njornifl(t tbat Germaty had i c
; ccpted the allied peace terms ex
seltement began sad for more
V than an hour whiatlea blow and
bells ran tor joy. People gath
J v ered on the Streets and a general
chorus of rejoicing went op from
I alt claaaea of society- Horns
! were blown and explosives of
f ;. various kinds were eel off. The
i occasion vied with any : former
,y Fourth of July celebiatlon. At a
I f breathing interval a long parade
I ' ' entered oar streets from Shelby.
J This crowd was celebrating in
k great style and aa they came oar
r ; people Joined and for more
than
an hoar they , cleared the skies
v with their yellings and then be
' amirobed it with burnt powder,
: It was a great time. The Shelbv
Outfit was mile in length and
I'epreseoted peoole in alt walks
of life from Congressman' Webb
and Hon. Clyde R. Hbey down to
i!" ihe ; humblest peasant,1 Their
. voices all blended in one uoani-
; mous note ' of 'reioloing, The
' parade presented the spectacle
of a doable barrelled funeral
procession In which eviy body
rejoiced at the occasion. A hearse
' bearing the word "Kaiser" was
: near the front and bringing up
the rear was: another bearing
v the inscrlpion "Crown Prince-.
! Flags, buntings, horus, , bells,
- -; shot gnn and, pistols were in
' '.i'ibBndance.;-: i-' f-'- iV.
. , v . Oar ttorea and boslness houses
' .closed. Kt noon and at th invi
-ftatloaaf the: Shelby people a
'' :A: large number from Kings Moun
; tain went over to help Shelby
top Oft the celebration in the af-
vf - ternoon, A: the people rejoicea
1 V. bat those who, bad sons and
ax brother nd husbands in ihe
H . war 6na of course felt a keener
- jov,i,haa-ny others conld pOA
- aibly do.- "J; i -
; By proclamation of Mayor Wi
. lev H. McGinnis a Thanksgiving
V : service was held, at the achool
i hnlidlntf Monday night. Kevi K.
A. Swaricen, EeV. 0. L, Kerr
"- snd Key. W, R Coach took part
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.RMANY
A SAD STORY: BEAD IT
We have cut off several
.subscribers to the Herald. We
hated to do it But we had no
vote in the matter. The Govern
. ment ordered it done. We had.
to obey. We shall have to cut,
off more right away unless
those who are as much as three
months behind pay up and re
new. We have given fair warn
ing both by letter and through
the columns of the paper. Some
were skeptical and 'didn't be
lieve our report Some of them
have already come back. Oth
ers will come. We are mailing
out invitations to return to the
fold. Will you not accept?
Whether you wish to return or
not please pay up what you al
ready owe and get the account
off the book for on the book it
will be until paid We stand
with outstretched hands and an
open and empty pocket await
ing your advent Come on. Get
the paper regularly. Big things
are happening in the world.
Some of them will be recorded
In the Herald that you will not
see any there else. If you miss
the Herald you will v miss big
news. You cant afford to miss
the great happenings of the
world today.
Harvest 'usually brings an
item for the newspaper. This
wees we have an eight pound
turnip from Mr. J. A. Sims, at
least we have the memory for
we ate the turnip Saturday. Mr.
I. H. Patterson has also brought
in a froak ear of corn. It has ono
good central ear with ? eight
small ears made off around the
but of the main ear, Mr. Patter
son takes this aa a good; omen
and things it may be . intended
aa an endorsement of ' President
Wilson and his cabinet. It Is on
exhibition In our window, i
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GERMANY HAS MADE DN
C0ND1T10BAL SURRENDER
The world war is over. Emneror
throne and the Crown Prince renounced his right as the successor of his
father as a lineal member of the Hohenzollern dynasty. Terms of ar
mistice were signed at 5 a. m. Monday Paris time and hostilities ceased
at eleven. The kaiser and the crown prince fled to Holland where they
are very unwelcome visitors.
When the emperor of Germany ordered the sinking of the Lusitania
he signed his own death warrant and sealed the doom of the great Im
perial German empire. From that day to the time he placed his signa
ture to terms of armistice Saturday night he has had to reckon with the
great American people in a losing game. And the reckoning is not over
for William Hohenzollern must give an account of his stewardship be
fore the greatest tribunal the world
The armistice accepted by Germany is equal to absolute surrender.
Here are the main po nts in the terms:
The surrender of 5,000 locomotives, 50,000 wagons, 10,000 motor lcr
ties, the railways of Alsace - Lorraine
of coal and iron ure also included.
The immediate repatriation of all
out reciprocal act on the allies' part
4 In connection with the abandonment of the left bank of the Rhine it
is provided that the allies shall hold the crossings of the river at Cob
lenz, Cologne and Mayence, together with bridgeheads within a thirity
kilometer radius. v
The right bank of the Rbineland, that occupied by the Allies, is to be
come a neutral zone and the bank
ed in 19 days. The armistice is for 30 days. German tjoops are to retire.
The evacuation ot all invaded territory. . '
The withdrawal of German troops from the left bank of the Rhine.
The surrender of all supplies of war.
The abandonment of the treaties of Bucharest and Brest-Litovsk.
The surrender of 5,000 guns, half of the field and half of the light field
artillery; 30,000 machine guns; 3,000 flame throwers and 2,000 airplanes.
German troops which have not left the invaded territories 1 which
specifically include Alsace Lorraine, within 14 days, become prisoners of
wan .
The repatriation of thousands of civilians deported from France and
Belgium, within 14 days, is also required.
- Among the financial terms included are restitution for damage done
by the German armies: .. '
, Restitution of the cash taken from the National Bank of Belgium.
The return of all gold taken lrom Russia.
The naval terms provide for the surrender of 165 submarines, 50 de
stroyers, six battle cruisers, eight light cruisers, ten battleships and oth
er miscellaneous ships. All allied vessels in German hands are to sur
rendered and Germany is to notify neutrals that they are free to trade at
once on the seas with allied countries.. ,
The allied forces are to have access to the . evacuate territory either
through Dantzig or by the river Vistula. The unconditional capitulation
of all German forces in east Africa within one month is provided. - '
Freedom of access to the Baltic, with power to occupy German forts
in the Kattegat is another provision. The Germans must also reveal
mines, poisoned wells and other, agencies of destruction and the allied
blockade is to remain unchanged during the period of the armistice.
All ports on the Black Sea occupied by Germans are to be surrendered
and all Russian war vessels recently taken by the Germannaval forces
are to be also surrendered to the allies.
Besides the surrender of 165 submarines it is required that all others
shall have their crews paid off, put out of commission and placed un
der the supervision of the allied and American naval forces. r
Thursday, November 14, 1918.
HAS QUIT
William of Germany abdicated the
has ever seen.
for the use of the allies and stores
allied and American prisoners with
is included.
held by the Germans to be evacuat
$1.50 A
Mrs. I. A, McGitl sent the Red
Cross $1X0 membership for
one year. If you have not al
ready paid your dues for another
year, get ready to do so. The
week preceding Christmas there
is going to be a great Roll Call
of the American people for mem
bership in the Red Cross, Let's
be. ready to answer to our names
with our dollars.
Red Cross members ara to
have the opportunity of sending
Christmas parcels to American
soldiers iu France who have no
one here to remember them. It
ii estimated that from the Sou
thern Division alone there are
20,000 soldiers who are without
relatives or friends in the United
States. Such soldiers were di
rected to forward their labels to
Red Cross National Headquart
ers where allotments have been
made to each c"i vision ivnd in
turn to each chapter.. Anyone
wishing to fill a box for one oi
these bo.vs oversets may obtain
the box and label from Mr. E,
W. Barnes at the Mauney Drug
Co. r-..-.- ,
Dont forget that the Christ
mas parcol to your boy in France
must be presented to Mr, Barnes
for inspection by Nov, 15 if pos
sible and not : later than the
morning of Nov. 20. As sooj as
your label arrive get your box
at the Mauney Drug Store. A list
ot things which may be sent in
the boxes may be seen in the
drug Btoi e.
lings Mountain Red
chapter wishes to . thank
an v way, aided in
dariijj the influenza
epidemic. Some gave money and
some gave service, but all have
Tbfi-TS
1 CroSS
all, who In
four work
Justice, Equality.
Year in Advance
SEVERAL DEATHS
While the influenza epidemic
has largely passed from this
community folks are still dying
cither from the flu or pneumonia
following it, The following per
sons were buried in Mountain
Rest cemetery here Sunday who
are said to have died from either
influenza or pneumonia;
L. Ped Allen of Kannapolis.
Mr. Allen once lived in Kings
Mountain and worked at the
roller mill for Mr. W. A, Ware.
A six-year-old son of Wesley
Smith of Spencer Mountain.
Furman, the six-year-old son
of Geo. Melton of the Sevier mill.
Charlie, the four-year-old son
of Grady Stewart at the Mason
mill.
Hcrbett, the nine year-old son
of James Uren, ;
Jim Randall's little boy of the
Dilling mill was buried at El
bethi;! Sunday. His wife was
buried Friday.
Birdie J., the 2 year-old child
of Fred Neal of the Cora it ill
was buried here Monday.
Julius L., son of O. V. Mat
thews was buried at Hickory
Grove in Gaston county Nov. 2,
He was two years old.'
Mrs. Julius Felmet died at the
Mason mill Thursday night of
pneumonia following influenza.
The remains were taken' to
Bethlehem Friday for. burial.
Mrs. J. P. Randall died at the
Dilling mill Friday lrom Influ
enza. She was about 21 years of
age. Interment was made at El-
bethxl Saturday.
Owing to the cassation of boa
tilities there will be no more
drafted men called to camp.
shown the spirit of the Red
Cross of mercy, kindness and
charity toward our fellowmen.
We have a supply of Red
Cross gold enamel pine and but
tons on band. . Any one who
wishes ono may get ' it for 25
cents. .-'-V'vrivi") r'.v': v''
Bonnie E. Mauney .Sec.